EHS Advocate Bilingual (SPANISH)

Organizational Summary

Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving Pennsylvania and Delaware with over four decades of commitment to improving maternal and child health and early care and education. MCC's mission is to improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and parenting families and enhance school readiness for children 0-3. We achieve this through direct service, advocacy, and research, in collaboration with individuals, families, providers, and communities. We envision a future where parents impacted by racial and social inequities can birth with dignity, parent with autonomy, and raise babies who are healthy, growing, and thriving.

Position Summary

The Advocate provides early learning-focused and curriculum-based home visits to pregnant women and parents of infants and toddlers, to promote the families' ability to support their health improvement, social empowerment and child's development towards school readiness. Services may include providing encouragement, guidance, direct services, identifying client needs and goals around health, education, child development and social services and, supporting clients to access needed services.

Essential Functions

• Obtains and maintains in good standing all required credentials, certifications and trainings deemed necessary to perform their job duties such as, but not limited to Home Visiting CDA credential (if applicable), ServSafe Certification, and 1st Aid license. Attends orientation and ongoing training sessions on maternal and child health and welfare, early learning, child abuse, housing, nutrition, substance abuse, counseling, parenting, infant, family support issues, and other training as assigned / recommended by their Supervisor or other service area Coordinator.
• Plans weekly visits that include activities to support learning and development to enhance the family' skills as their child's first teacher. Is prompt to re-schedule any missed visits in order to provide a minimum of 4 visits each month and a minimum of 46 visits to each client throughout the program year for home-based children. Plans home visits and provides education on prenatal development and resources to pregnant women at least twice a month.
• Utilizes a professional, culturally-sensitive and respectful approach when visiting / addressing clients and their families at all times and during all types of communication.
• Provides curriculum-based education sessions and resources (hand-outs) for pregnant women and families with infant and / or toddler age children to ensure that their developmental, health, social, mental health, and educational needs are met.
• Connects families to resources and social services networks in and around the Norristown area. As applicable, supports clients in planning for their own health and social service needs by assisting clients in identifying goals, making appointments, and / or facilitating transportation to offices of service providers.
• Contacts participants before / after home visits, by email or telephone and, maintains complete and accurate records of all communication with clients on Child Plus. Maintains a collaborative relationship with identified clients, provides support as needed, and ensures confidentiality of client records.
• Conducts client assessments to determine strengths and areas of need on a timely basis (according to EHS Performance Standards) and uses this information to set goals in collaboration with the family.
• Works collaboratively with Coordinators & Managers to encourage, monitor and ensure timely scheduling and completion of health and / or education related appointments, such as prenatal, postpartum, well baby, well child, early intervention, physical exams, dental exams, and immunizations.
• Participates in the collection and distribution of supplements, diapers, formula, clothes and donations for EHS clients.
• Refers participants needing more intensive follow-up to appropriate resources within MCC and other community agencies. Learns about and makes contact with community resources needed by clients.
• Encourage parent participation in all EHS events such as parent meetings, trainings, policy council meetings, outreach events, parent orientations, volunteering opportunities and socializations. Assists in organizing client meetings and other special events including, but not limited to, those celebrating Mother's and Father's Day.
• Attends to, facilitates planning of, and participates actively at Site Meetings and Socializations. Attends community meetings, health fairs and represents MCC as requested by their Supervisor or Family and Community Engagement Coordinator.
• Participates in outreach efforts to raise awareness and promote education of issues faced by EHS clientele, identify candidates and families for enrollment, and direct them to needed EHS, health, education and social services. Conducts health promotion activities by providing client education, disseminating educational literature, and distributing disease prevention materials, including condoms.
• Responds promptly to inter-agency communication using Child Plus and other computer systems including e-mail, Internet and word processing.
• Meets with supervisor regularly and on a monthly basis to discuss clients' progress.
• Observes punctuality, responsibility and accountability in regards to their daily schedule, discussing with their Supervisor in advance any time off requests.

Other Tasks

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Benefits Include :

Experience, Education, and Licensure

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :

Maternity Care Coalition (MCC) is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace culture. We ensure a fair hiring process and provide a healthy work environment where every employee can thrive and make a meaningful impact in the community.

As an employer committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), MCC celebrates differences and values the unique perspectives that individuals from all backgrounds bring to our organization. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce that strengthens our mission, and we actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

MCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Salary : $1,500